'8 Ways to Happiness from Wherever You Are' is a guide for anyone who wants to be 88% happy! Published by Morgan James NY, Foreword by Dr. Michael Bernard Beckwith and endorsed by Neale Donald Walsch, 8 Ways is a self-help on steroids book for the 1 in 4 Americans who are on anti-anxiety and anti-depression meds who are STILL anxious and depressed and now have dangerous side effects on top of it! Based on her own own past pain and her work as an organizational psychologist and Life Balance coach, Dr. Marissa feels your pain and then gently cajoles you into more Hope and Happiness because pain is mandatory but suffering is optional! After reading and working through the exercises, you will NEVER hate yourself the same way again!
I know strength. The kind of strength it takes to fight all the angles of adversity we face in life, as my dad gracefully role-modeled for me. Dr. Marissa has captured the essence of using inner strength and Universal fortitude to process the necessary and unavoidable pain in life. You can discover the undefeated champion within you, by using this book to guide you to your strongest self!
— Laila Ali,
4-time undefeated Boxing World Champion and daughter of the great Muhammad Ali

“Take My Advice, I’m Not Using It!”

Get Balanced with Dr. Marissa

Positive Talk Radio/TV Personality and Celebrity Host

Dr. Marissa is the Producer and Celebrity Host of an award-winning positive talk Radio/TV show “Take My Advice, I’m Not Using It: Get Balanced with Dr. Marissa” for 6 years broadcasting LIVE out of the Shonda Rhime’s Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood California with UBNRadio/TV and syndicated on IHeartRADIO, CNBC/NBC News Radio KCAA AM FM home of Dave Ramsey and the Stephanie Miller Show. This show about Hope and Happiness is the winner of the 2016 Podcast of the Year Top 10 in Health Award from a field of 440 thousand shows and 100 million downloads. Topics and guests focus on how to find more Hope and Happiness in life 88% of the time so there’s no Gossip no Scandal and no “K Words” Kardashian talk!

A Celebrity Host/On-Air Personality, Dr. Marissa has an impressive track record interviewing A-Level Celebrities on the Carpet and on her show like John Travolta, Halle Berry, Quincy Jones, bestselling authors Dr. John Gray, Marianne Williamson, Neale Donald Walsch, Geneen Roth, Don Miguel Ruiz, TV icons Potsie and Mrs. C. from Happy Days Anson Williams and Marion Ross, Fran Drescher, Corey Feldman and Music greats Supremes Scherrie Payne, Toni Tennille, ShaNaNa, Jefferson Starship Cathy Richardson, Santana Andy Vargas, Keiko Matsui and Dave Koz, Olympic Gold Medalists Shannon Miller and Laurie Hernandez, famous fathers Laila Ali and Kerri Kasem, Humanitarians and Activists Ric O’Berry (The Cove) and CNN Hero Bruno Serato to name a very small portion of the 318 unique consecutive weeks of show and Red Carpet guests over the past 5 years. You can watch their podcasts and interviews on Dr. Marissa’s YouTube Channel.

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The pleasure was all mine. We are posting the link all over social media so that millions more can enjoy your show. And what a wonderful upbeat, positive show it is. A breath of fresh air from the usual blah, blah, blah interviews I do.

Dolphin Activist/Academy Award winning documentary The Cove

When I first began working with Dr. Marissa, I was unhappy with most everything in my life. I felt uncomfortable in my own skin. I wanted to change everything: my job, my career, my love life, where I lived…divorced after 28 years of marriage, I knew I was going through a lot of change. Dr. Marissa was funny, light-hearted when she needed to be, called bullshit on my beliefs when she needed to, and gentle in her guidance. Using her Life Balance Coaching Process, I began to see patterns in my thoughts that had helped me survive what I had faced, but now were limiting my potential. She helped me put the past in perspective, to look at now for enjoyment, to look forward to the unfolding of the journey of life without fear. My friends and family comment quite frequently on how much I’ve grown, how much more confident I am and happier than they have seen me in many years. And it didn’t take years of therapy!

In 2010 I asked her to speak to my entire group at our annual meeting and I have to say she was the highlight of a 3 day meeting. Clear, focused, and energetic, she left a big impact on the group, an impact folks still talk about often. I’ve referred people to Marissa when they’ve asked about speakers for events and never hesitate to give a glowing recommendation. Marissa’s a terrific speaker who’s carved out a very successful niche in an incredibly competitive speaking market.

Tim Hanlon, EVP Wells Fargo

As a partner in a busy consulting company, I spend the majority of my time traveling. One thing that I have discovered that has made contributed to my traveling life being more balanced is Dr. Pei’s DVD of Qi Gong. The endless cycle of airports, hotels and meeting rooms left me exhausted. I use Dr. Pei’s DVD “out on the road.” It has made an amazing difference in how I handle the stress of travel and the anxiety of high-stakes meetings. Thank you Dr. Pei. I am grateful for your commitment to helping us realize that we can truly live a balanced and blessed life.

You are awesome…..i have been trying to be on the path of self realization which makes me more confident and calm….reading your article which i just happen to get through Googling:-)….i feel much more in control of the situation and also feel I will be able to handle pestering situations of life….thanks so much Dr Marissa

Dr. Pei, It was my pleasure to meet you at the conference. You are such an inspiration to me. I will keep in mind all of the information you provided at the seminar and your website. I plan to follow your path of being an inspiration to so many people. Thank you.

LAW OFFICES OF LYLY NGUYEN

Thank you mom for teaching me how to love other people…but most of all, thank you for teaching me how to love myself.

Dr. Marissa's daughter

Dr. Marissa helped me recognize my ‘overachiever’s’ tendency to run myself ragged. I’m walking away from the class with more self love and acceptance. Dr. Marissa’s energy is invtrfinlr. Dhr hsda gift that I feel genuinely grateful to have experienced. The lessons I learned in this class have changed my life. I am forever grateful.

THANK YOU !! You are a gift to all of us fortunate enough to encounter you. As I expressed effusively at the AABWA Leadership event earlier in the week, you made a valuable impression on me (and everyone else in the room). I will try to work your gift(s) in to my life in one way or another.

President of the Laguna Niguel Chapter of the Dr. Marissa Pei Fan Club

THANK YOU for speaking at our first Business Resource Meeting/Luncheon of the Year for 2014! It was such a pleasure meeting you and listening to you speak…and you were a HUGE hit! Hands down, you received an “OUTSTANDING” rating on all of the Evaluation Forms that we received. So once again, a sincere THANK YOU!!!

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Ph.D. credentialed expertise but supremely down to earth and relatable, Dr. Marissa has a broad reach across topics and fields, from Leadership Effectiveness to Hope and Happiness, from Diversity and Teamwork (Why Can’t we JUST GET ALONG?!) to 8 Ways to Happiness from Wherever You Are, from Branding and Marketing to Self-Development (Be the Best that You can Be and Broadcast it!) and motivation for special groups including Women, People of Color and Entrepreneurs (Calling the BS Belief Systems that Help and Hurt the Entrepreneur/Leader/Women/PoC in Business). Thanks to her decades of experiential experience with public, private, government and international organizations, Dr. Marissa also has the ability to tailor any talk/program to ensure that the takeaways are relevant and translatable from theory/concepts to positive changes in the individual and organization.

A poster child for diversity, Dr. Marissa’s inclusion as a woman of color will balance out your speaker line-up to reflect your organizations’ valuing of diversity. Dr. Marissa balances out young and old, black and white, professional and personal, work and play, real and optimistic, because it’s all about BALANCE for Hope and Happiness.

A seasoned sought-after speaker on large and small stages, Dr. Marissa has motivated people all over the US Europe and Asia, ranging from the LA Convention Center Small Business Vendor Fair (Frank Mottek from KFI who MC’d the event said “I’ve never seen a gathering of 5000 people quiet down so quickly and listen with so much attention as soon as Dr. Pei started speaking!”) to Amgen Pharmaceutical National Conference in Seattle, Toyota National HR conference in New Orleans, Wells Fargo National Event at the Kodak Theater with fellow speaker William Shatner/Captain James T. Kirk, Women’s Economic Forum New Delhi India, and the University of Shanghai, China to name just a few.

Dr. Marissa talks about Relationships on KUSI News…do they have to be difficult? No that is not a silly question!

Dr. Marissa and her daughters are featured on the CBS Emmy Award Nominated Saturday Morning Cooking Show Recipe Rehab

What Makes Us Happy? Dr. Marissa is interviewed on the Red Carpet interview. Hear what she has to say.

Awarded Asian Entrepreneur of the Year and most recently, the Asian Heritage Award, Best in Entrepreneurship.

Are you ready to take charge of your own happiness?

Are you tired of waiting for situations, economy, your relationships to change in order for you to be happy? Dr. Marissa, organizational psychologist Life Balance Coach and author of 8 Ways to Happiness from Wherever You Are has a process that can help you make the most of the days you have left.

Many clients come talk to Dr. Marissa during mid-life crisis, and she turns them from hopelessness, apathy and/or frustration to hope and happiness with a mid-life opportunity. Assuming you are in this stage of life, there’s about 11,888 days left, and there’s not do-over…so are you ready for the rest of your life?

Are you ready to stop saying “I’ll be happy when” I get that perfect job/mate/car/house/family? Then it’s time to work with Dr. Marissa, your personal advocate for being happy 88% of the time.

Dr. Marissa’s newest book ‘8 Ways to Happiness from Wherever You Are outlines the comprehensive Life Balance Coaching Process that helps individuals who are on antidepressant and anti anxiety medication and STILL anxious and depressed with SIDE EFFECTS on top of it find their way into a Happy Life 88% of the time. Turning mid-life crises into a mid-life opportunity, Dr. Marissa uses a variety of Balance tools including meditation, tai chi and chi qong to move individuals from past pain and future fear into the time of their life!

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and Choose to Live in a Friendly Universe

To walk through the pain of one’s past and the fear of one’s future and arrive at the door of the Present and receive each day as a Gift, and make the choice to Open my life. To know from the bottom of one’s soul to the top of one’s first chakra that All my needs are met, no matter what. For in Harmony we are all Nourished. To be addicted to Joy and to have what we want and want what we have, to know that the LOVE we have been searching for is right inside of ourselves.